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Department of Transportation Maps Intercity Transportation in Rural Areas
The recently updated data resource provides information and an interactive map that shows the percentage of rural residents who have access to commercial air, intercity bus, or intercity rail…
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Keeping Rural EMS Reliable and Sustainable, featuring James Small
An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring James Small, Rural EMS Outreach Director for the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health. Focuses on rural emergency medical services workforce and […]
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Learn About Grantees for Rural Opioid Response Program
This series of short videos highlights the work of grantees for the FORHP-supported Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). Newly updated directories of FY2023 grantees are now available for…
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New Medicaid Health Equity Data Briefs
In an effort to measure disparities in access to care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released three new briefs with data describing certain demographics and benefit use of […]
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CMS Allows Medicare Billing for Two New Provider Types for Mental Health Care
Beginning January 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow billing for two new provider types: Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT) and Mental Health Counselors (MHC). […]
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Public Comments Requested: Interventions for Overweight/Obesity in Children and Adolescents
This week, national experts in disease prevention issued draft recommendations for clinical treatment of children with a high body mass index (BMI). The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force identifies…
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CMS Enforcement of State Medicaid Renewal Requirements
In January 2023, we first informed you of state-level changes to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) brought by the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). […]
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Restoring Trustworthiness in the Healthcare SystemThe COVID-19 pandemic hurt public trust in healthcare and science. Trust is especially low among communities that experience health disparities and barriers to healthcare, according to Dr. David W. Baker of…
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In this season of kindness and compassion, I am reminded of this wonderful African Proverb that Amons, @harlon, shared with us earlier!
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